The Effectiveness of Storytelling in Enhancing Communicative Skills

Storytelling is not limited to entertainment but can also be used as an effective teaching tool in a language classroom. This study is to identify the effects of storytelling on students’ language aspects of communication skills and to evaluate the extent to which storytelling helps in enhancing students’ communication skills. The findings show that storytelling has beneficial effects on reading skills by students being able to associate meanings and emotions with words. Students also develop their vocabulary and learn when and where to use certain words and phrases.